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<P><FONT color=#ff0000>For any library interested in co-sponsoring the award luncheon, there are still opportunities open.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT color=#ff0000>Contact me this week for details on a great discount to support MLA and promote this award and your library!</FONT></P>
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<DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><B>From: </B>"Laura Covey" <<SPAN id=DWT3300 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="coveyl"><SPAN id=DWT3323 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="coveyl">coveyl</SPAN></SPAN>@<SPAN id=DWT3301 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mlcnet"><SPAN id=DWT3324 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mlcnet">mlcnet</SPAN></SPAN>.org><BR><B>To: </B>michlib-l@mail.<SPAN id=DWT3302 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mcls"><SPAN id=DWT3325 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mcls">mcls</SPAN></SPAN>.org<BR><B>Sent: </B>Tuesday, August 27, 2013 4:04:01 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Michlib-l] 2013 Michigan Author Award Winner<BR><BR><FONT size=3>MLA is pleased to announce that Laura <SPAN id=DWT3303 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Kasischke"><SPAN id=DWT3326 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Kasischke">Kasischke</SPAN></SPAN> is the winner of the 2013 Michigan Author Award. Laura will accept her award at the MLA 2013 Annual Convention in Lansing, Michigan. <BR><BR>Laura is a prolific author and poet. She has written eight novels, two of which, <I>The Life Before Her Eyes</I> and <I>Suspicious River</I>, were made into feature films. She has also authored eight books of poetry and received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry in 2012. She has been the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts as well as several Pushcart Prizes and numerous poetry awards. Her writing has appeared in Best American Poetry, The Kenyon Review, Harper’s and The New Republic.<BR><BR>Laura grew up in Grand Rapids and currently resides in Chelsea. She is an Allan <SPAN id=DWT3304 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Seager"><SPAN id=DWT3327 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Seager">Seager</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN id=DWT3305 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Colleagiate"><SPAN id=DWT3328 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Colleagiate">Colleagiate</SPAN></SPAN> Professor of English Language & Literature at the University of Michigan. Throughout her diverse body of work, Laura ties her characters to the state of Michigan. These connections and her creative gift make Laura a perfect fit for this award.<BR><BR>A panel of judges representing Michigan Library Association members and the Michigan Center for the Book determined the recipient on overall literary merit. To receive the award authors must be a current resident of Michigan, a long-time resident of Michigan, recently relocated, or an author whose works are identified with Michigan because of subject and/or setting in Michigan. Past Michigan Author Award Winners include: Tom Stanton, Sarah Stewart, Steve Hamilton, Christopher Paul Curtis, Patricia <SPAN id=DWT3306 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Polacco"><SPAN id=DWT3329 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Polacco">Polacco</SPAN></SPAN>, Dan Gerber, Charles Baxter, Nancy Willard, Janet <SPAN id=DWT3307 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Kauffman"><SPAN id=DWT3330 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Kauffman">Kauffman</SPAN></SPAN>, Elmore Leonard, Loren <SPAN id=DWT3308 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Estleman"><SPAN id=DWT3331 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Estleman">Estleman</SPAN></SPAN>, Gloria <SPAN id=DWT3309 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Whelan"><SPAN id=DWT3332 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Whelan">Whelan</SPAN></SPAN>, Jerry Dennis, Janie Lynn <SPAN id=DWT3310 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Panagopoulos"><SPAN id=DWT3333 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Panagopoulos">Panagopoulos</SPAN></SPAN>, Thomas Lynch, Nicholas <SPAN id=DWT3311 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Delbanco"><SPAN id=DWT3334 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Delbanco">Delbanco</SPAN></SPAN>, Diane <SPAN id=DWT3312 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Wakoski"><SPAN id=DWT3335 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Wakoski">Wakoski</SPAN></SPAN>, Dave Dempsey, John <SPAN id=DWT3313 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Smolens"><SPAN id=DWT3336 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Smolens">Smolens</SPAN></SPAN>, Gary Schmidt and Bonnie Jo Campbell.</FONT>
<P><FONT size=3>While at MLA 2013, </FONT><A href="http://members.mla.lib.mi.us/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/events/ConferenceList.html?Action=Find_Events" target=_blank><FONT color=blue size=3><U>please join us</U></FONT></A><FONT size=3> at the Michigan Author Award luncheon at Noon on Friday, October 18th to see Laura accept this award and hear her presentation. Tickets are available for $30.<BR><BR>Learn more about Laura and her books at her website: </FONT><A href="http://laurakasischke.indiemade.com/" target=_blank><FONT color=blue size=3><U>http://<SPAN id=DWT3314 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="laurakasischke"><SPAN id=DWT3337 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="laurakasischke">laurakasischke</SPAN></SPAN>.<SPAN id=DWT3315 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="indiemade"><SPAN id=DWT3338 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="indiemade">indiemade</SPAN></SPAN>.com/</U></FONT></A> <BR><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>Laura Covey</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>Director of Membership, Communications, and Marketing</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>Michigan Library Association</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>1407 <SPAN id=DWT3316 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Rensen"><SPAN id=DWT3339 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="Rensen">Rensen</SPAN></SPAN> St., Ste. 2</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>Lansing, MI 48910</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>Phone: 517-394-2774 ext. 211</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=ArialMT>Fax: 517-394-2675</FONT> <BR><A><FONT color=blue size=2 face=ArialMT><U>www.<SPAN id=DWT3317 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mla"><SPAN id=DWT3340 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mla">mla</SPAN></SPAN>.lib.mi.us</U></FONT></A> <BR><IMG src="cid:_1_0C80963C0C8093D0006E3BBE85257BD4"> <BR><BR><IMG src="cid:_1_0C809D440C809AD8006E3BBE85257BD4"><A href="http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/events/annual" target=_blank></A> <BR><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><B><U>MLA 2013 Annual Conference</U></B></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B>, October 16-18 in Lansing.</B></FONT> <BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Michlib-l mailing list<BR>Michlib-l@lists.<SPAN id=DWT3318 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mcls"><SPAN id=DWT3341 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mcls">mcls</SPAN></SPAN>.org<BR>http://lists.<SPAN id=DWT3319 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mlcnet"><SPAN id=DWT3342 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="mlcnet">mlcnet</SPAN></SPAN>.org/mailman/<SPAN id=DWT3320 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="listinfo"><SPAN id=DWT3343 class=ZM-SPELLCHECK-MISSPELLED word="listinfo">listinfo</SPAN></SPAN>/michlib-l<BR></P></DIV><BR></div></body></html>